Strangers on a Train (1951 Film) Glossary

Strangers on a Train (1951 Film) Glossary

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Written by Tasha Roy

Nimble

Lithe, quick

Ravine

Gully, canyon

Obliterated

Destroyed, worn out

Recurrent

Sporadic, cycling

Conflagration

Inferno, holocaust

Caldron

Large pot of metal

Tincture

Exilir, solution

Scalding

Sizzling, blistering

Commemoration

Remembering ceremony

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