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  • 41Thomas Talbot —     Thomas Joseph Talbot     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Joseph Talbot     Born 14 February, 1727; died at Hotwells, near Bristol, 24 April, 1795. Brother of the fourteenth Earl of Shrewsbury, and of Bishop James Talbot, he was sent to… …

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  • 42arrangement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Putting in proper order Nouns 1. arrangement, plan, preparation, disposition, disposal, distribution, deployment, sorting; configuration, form, format, grouping, placement, formation, constitution,… …

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  • 43composition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Formation by putting parts together Nouns 1. (act or result of composing) composition, constitution, construction, formation, composite; incorporation, embodiment; combination, setup; inclusion. See… …

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  • 44medium — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mean; surrounding; go between, agent; agency, instrumentality, means; spiritualist, clairvoyant. See between, environment, mediocrity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. commonplace, mediocre, ordinary,… …

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  • 45settlement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. arrangement; disposition, reconciliation, compromise, agreement, judgment; colony, base, outpost, location; bestowal, payment, discharge, award. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An agreement] Syn. covenant,… …

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  • 46accommodation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Adjustment] Syn. compromise, reconciliation, settlement, adaptation; see adjustment 1 , agreement 2 , 3 . 2. [Convenience] Syn. ease, comfort, luxury; see convenience 2 . 3. [Favor] Syn. service, benevolence, aid; see… …

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  • 47Compromise — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Compromise >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 compromise compromise commutation composition Sgm: N 1 middle term middle term mezzo termine Sgm: N 1 compensation compensation &c. 30 Sgm: N 1 abatement of differences abatement …

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  • 48give and take — cooperation, mutual concession, compromise …

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  • 49compromise — noun 1》 an agreement that is reached by each side making concessions.     ↘an intermediate state between conflicting alternatives. 2》 the expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable. verb 1》 settle a dispute by mutual… …

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  • 50compromise — I. n. Agreement, composition, adjustment, settlement, mutual concession, abatement of differences. II. v. a. 1. Adjust, settle, compose, compound. 2. Jeopardize (irretrievably), imperil, bring into danger, put at hazard, put in jeopardy, expose… …

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