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specter

spec·ter [ spéktər ] (plural spec·ters) or spec·tre [ spéktər ] (plural spec·tres)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. ghost: a ghostly presence or apparition

2. unpleasant prospect: a threat or prospect of something unpleasant
the specter of my performance review

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin spectrum "image, apparition" (see spectrum)]
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