[spec.ter] or spec.tre n [F spectre, fr. L spectrum appearance, specter, fr. specere to look, look at--more at spy] (1605) 1: a visible disembodied spirit: ghost
2: something that haunts or perturbs the mind: phantasm "the ~ of hunger"
[spec.ter] or spec.tre n [F spectre, fr. L spectrum appearance, specter, fr. specere to look, look at--more at spy] (1605) 1: a visible disembodied spirit: ghost
2: something that haunts or perturbs the mind: phantasm "the ~ of hunger"
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012