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In advanced English lexicology, semantic morphology, and orthographic standards, precision in word formation, spelling conventions, and precise lexical substitution is paramount. Consider the following four advanced propositions regarding one-word substitutions and spelling corrections: I. The one-word substitution for 'a person who possesses a morbid, insatiable desire to set fires to property' is accurately designated as a *pyromaniac*, whereas a *kleptomaniac* refers specifically to someone afflicted with an irresistible compulsion to steal. II. In standard British and American orthography, commonly misspelled words such as *millennium*, *accommodation*, *supersede*, and *connoisseur* frequently violate conventional phoneme-grapheme correspondences; specifically, *millennium* correctly features double 'l' and double 'n', while *accommodation* contains double 'c' and double 'm'. III. The one-word substitution for 'an official pardon granted to individuals who have been convicted of political offenses' is correctly termed an *amnesty*, whereas *extradition* denotes the formal surrender of an alleged fugitive by one jurisdiction to another. IV. The spelling of the word denoting 'the state of being extremely poor and destitute' is universally standardized as *povertism* in advanced lexical dictionaries, while the adjective describing something happening every four years is correctly spelled as *quadrennial*. Identify the option that correctly evaluates the lexicological, orthographic, and semantic validity of propositions I, II, III, and IV according to standard English vocabulary and One-word substitution principles.
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Propositions I, II, and III are entirely correct. A *pyromaniac* is indeed a person with an impulse to set fires, *accommodation* and *millennium* are correctly spelled with their respective double consonants, and *amnesty* accurately defines a political pardon. Proposition IV is invalid because the noun form for extreme poverty is *poverty* or *destitution*; 'povertism' is a non-standard, spurious lexical coinage. For further exploration of vocabulary expansion techniques, consult One-word substitution.
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