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Identify the option in which all three terms—comprising advanced one-word substitutions and notoriously difficult English spellings—are meticulously spelled, correctly defined, and free from orthographic anomalies.
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Detailed Explanation
Option C is correct because all three lexical items—mischievous, pusillanimous, and sacrilegious—are impeccably defined and famously test notoriously difficult English spellings. Candidates frequently misspell 'mischievous' by inserting an extra 'i' (*mischievious*) and misspell 'sacrilegious' by connecting it to the root 'religious' and inserting an 'e' (*sacrilegious* instead of *sacrilege* as the root base). For a deeper look into the systemic categorization of vocabulary and lexical borrowings in English orthography, refer to the Wikipedia Reference on English orthography.
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