WRAITH

[noun] [C] [literary] - a spirit of a dead person which is sometimes represented as a pale, transparent image of that personLike a wraith in the night, he was there and then he was gone.She wore a pale, floating dress and looked wraith-like (= thin and pale) and insubstantial.(literary) Wraith also refers to something which is pale or weak and without a clear shape.He watched the misty wraiths of moisture making patterns on the window pane.Her wraith of a voice (= Her weak voice) gave the songs a moving quality. wrangle [noun] [C] - an argument, esp. one which continues for a long period of timeA deal was first suggested in January but endless wrangles followed.There was a lengthy wrangle about/over the cost of the project.The joint venture ended in a legal wrangle between the two companies.