Option 1 -> "False" means not genuine or fake, which directly matches the meaning of spurious.
Option 2 -> "Joyful" means happy or full of joy, completely unrelated to spurious.
Option 3 -> "Veritable" means genuine or authentic, which is actually the opposite (antonym) of spurious.
Option 4 -> "Embrace" means to hug or accept, unrelated to the meaning of spurious.
Hence, Option 1: false -> Spurious means not genuine, fake, or counterfeit, making "false" the correct synonym. -> correct