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   Spec·ter

   /ˈspektər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a ghost: "a dread of specters and witches affected every aspect of daily life" Similar ghostphantomapparitionspiritwraithshadowpresenceillusionbodachdoppelgängerduppyinformal:spookliterary:phantasmshaderevenantwightrare:eidolonmanes
   • ▪ something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence: "the specter of nuclear holocaust" Similar threatmenaceshadowcloudvisionprospectdangerperilfeardread

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French spectre or Latin spectrum (see spectrum).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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