The correct answer is (A) Apparition; specter; ghost-like figure of a person seen just before or after death; a visible spirit. Also, an apparition of a living person that portends his death.

Wraith is believed to have come originally from Scotland.

Examples of use:

• She learned that her mother had died just before her wraith had visited.
• The wraith was his recently deceased dog who had come to say goodbye.