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In advanced English lexicology and semantic precision, words with seemingly similar denotations often carry subtle nuances of connotation, register, and valency. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding synonyms, antonyms, and idiomatic expressions:I. The adjectives 'ephemeral', 'transitory', and 'fugacious' are exact absolute synonyms that share identical collocational ranges and can be substituted for one another in any formal academic or literary context without altering stylistic register.II. The idiom 'to burn the midnight oil' signifies working late into the night, whereas its semantic antonym within idiom clusters—'to rest on one's laurels'—implies becoming complacent due to past successes rather than engaging in industrious labor.III. The word 'obsequious' serves as a precise antonym to 'supercilious', since the former denotes servile, excessive compliance and groveling subordination, whereas the latter describes haughty, arrogant, and contemptuous superiority.IV. In lexical semantics, a 'contronym' (or Janus word) is a term that possesses two contradictory meanings depending on context (such as 'cleave', which can mean either to split apart or to cling tightly), whereas homographs share identical spelling but differ entirely in pronunciation and origin.Identify the option that correctly evaluates the linguistic validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English lexicography and lexical semantics.
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Proposition I is invalid because absolute synonyms are extremely rare; words like 'ephemeral' (lasting a very short time), 'transitory' (existing briefly while passing on), and 'fugacious' (fleeting) differ in stylistic register, etymology, and subtle collocational nuances. Proposition II is valid; 'to burn the midnight oil' denotes hard work late into the night, directly contrasted conceptually by 'to rest on one's laurels' (complacency). Proposition III is valid; 'obsequious' (subservient) and 'supercilious' (haughty/arrogant) represent behavioral opposites. Proposition IV is valid; lexical semantics classifies words with dual contradictory meanings as contronyms. Therefore, propositions II, III, and IV are correct while I is false.
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