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scepter, specter
scepter (SEP tuhr) (noun)
The staff or emblem of royal authority: The queen carried the scepter in her hand as she walked to her carriage.
specter (SPEK tuhr) (noun)
A ghost or something that appears to haunt a location or an individual: In the shadows, Arnold was certain that he saw the specter of his long lost uncle.
Tradition has it that the royal specter walks beside the prince when he is carrying the scepter into the royal chambers.
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spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective
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1. A possibility of something unpleasant that might exist in the future: Nations are now alarmed by the specter of what might happen as a result of the terrible earthquake and tsunami such as that which took place in Japan.
2. A ghostly presence or apparition or an appearance of a supposed ghost or something ghostly: Janine was always afraid to walk in a cemetery at night because she was afraid that she might see some phantoms, or specters, of people who have returned from the dead.
3. An unpleasant prospect, a threat, or a possibility of something disturbing that is about to happen; especially, one that causes dread or terror: The specter of Sharon's son being harmed, while he was walking home from school during the rain storm, made her rush to meet him with an extra umbrella and to make sure he would get home safely.
4. A mental representation of some haunting experience: When Shirley came back from her walk, she looked as if she had seen a specter, or a spirit, of someone walking out of the graveyard by the church.
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2. A ghostly presence or apparition or an appearance of a supposed ghost or something ghostly: Janine was always afraid to walk in a cemetery at night because she was afraid that she might see some phantoms, or specters, of people who have returned from the dead.
3. An unpleasant prospect, a threat, or a possibility of something disturbing that is about to happen; especially, one that causes dread or terror: The specter of Sharon's son being harmed, while he was walking home from school during the rain storm, made her rush to meet him with an extra umbrella and to make sure he would get home safely.
4. A mental representation of some haunting experience: When Shirley came back from her walk, she looked as if she had seen a specter, or a spirit, of someone walking out of the graveyard by the church.
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spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective
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“specter”
(Latin: image, likeness, specter, apparition)
(Latin: specter, witch, mask, nightmare > Italian mascera > French, masque [covering to hide or to protect the face])
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“specter”
A ghostly presence, apparition, or an appearance of a supposed ghost. (1)
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