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specter

spec.ter or spec.tre \'spek-t*r\ n [F spectre, fr. L spectrum appearance, 
   specter, fr. specere t]o look, look at - more at SPY 1: a visible 
   disembodied spirit : GHOST  2: something that haunts or perturbs the mind : 
   PHANTASM