Fallen heroes and villains

Glossary of difficult words

invincible - too powerful to be defeated or overcome;

to be dead set on - to be absolutely determined;

post-coital/postcoital - occurring or done after sexual intercourse;

dungeon - a strong underground prison cell, esp. in a castle;

Magnitsky - a Russian lawyer who died in a Russian prison;

to mow someone down - to kill someone with a fusillade of bullets or other missiles;

profligacy - reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources;

to bring down to size - to make a person more humble.