The correct answer is Option (3) → Melancholy
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Lugubrious (Adjective) means looking or sounding sad and dismal, often in an exaggerated or affected way.
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Melancholy (Adjective/Noun) means a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. It is the closest synonym for the dreary, sorrowful mood implied by lugubrious.
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Joyful is an antonym.
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Doubtful (uncertain) and Thorough (complete) are unrelated in meaning.
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