English Vocabulary Practice Test 2026 – Complete Study Resource

Lugubrious is the word that captures a mournful and gloomy mood, often with a somber, even melodramatic, sadness. It describes atmosphere, scenes, or tone that feel heavy with sorrow. For example, a lugubrious funeral scene or a lugubrious ballad sets a mood of deep sadness. The other words don’t fit: presentiment is about a foreboding sense of what might happen, verbiage refers to wordy or bombastic language, and feckless describes someone weak or ineffective.