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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| battered | damaged, especially by being used a lot |
| starling | a common bird with black or dark brown feathers that lives in large groups in many parts of the world |
| murmuration | a large group of birds, usually starlings, that all fly together and change direction together, or the act of birds doing this |
| backhand | (in sports such as tennis) a hit in which the arm is brought across the body with the back of the hand facing the same direction as the hit itself, or the player's ability to perform this hit |
| goose bumps | a temporary condition in which small raised swellings appear on the skin because of cold, fear, or excitement |