🇬🇧🇪🇸 wraith - espectro : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "wraith" ("espectro"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A wraith is a ghostly spirit of a person who has died. People imagine a wraith as a pale, see‑through version of someone, almost like a floating shadow or misty copy of them. Wraiths are common in spooky stories and are usually shown drifting silently, appearing and disappearing like smoke in the air.
The library wraith shushes people louder than they were talking.
Our house wraith only haunts on weekdays and takes weekends off for “afterlife balance.”
At the costume party, everyone thought I was a wraith, but I was just very, very tired.
A stylish wraith floated by, modeling last century’s fashion like it was new.
When I said I was “starving,” a wraith from the kitchen floated in holding a single pea and said, “Be grateful.”
He woke to a pale wraith by the window. The wraith was see through, hair like mist, eyes like old lights. The wraith reached, not to harm, but to point at the child's lost toy. The wraith faded as he smiled and found the toy; the last wraith winked and left the room.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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