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When Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell sought admission to medical school in the 1840s, she faced near-universal rejection from institutions that feared her presence would compromise their academic standing. Most administrators believed that medical education was an exclusively male domain and that admitting a woman would undermine the prestige of their diplomas. Rather than yielding to these prejudices, Blackwell persisted, eventually securing a place at Geneva Medical College. Throughout her studies, she demonstrated an academic excellence that challenged the prevailing assumptions of her peers, proving that inclusion did not weaken, but rather enriched, the profession.

As it is used in the first sentence, the word *compromise* most nearly means which of the following?

  1. A
    settle
  2. weakenCevap
  3. C
    adjust
  4. D
    reveal

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weaken
The correct answer is the option meaning to undermine or damage. In the passage, medical schools feared that admitting Elizabeth Blackwell would negatively affect their reputation. This is supported by the context clues in the next sentence, which mention that the schools feared she would 'undermine the prestige of their diplomas,' as well as the concluding sentence, which asserts that her presence 'did not weaken' the profession.

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1
Locate the target word in the passage and analyze its immediate context.
The word 'compromise' appears in the phrase: 'institutions that feared her presence would compromise their academic standing.'
This establishes how the word is used structurally and contextually in the sentence.
2
Identify clues in the surrounding sentences that clarify the tone and meaning of the situation.
The next sentence notes that administrators believed admitting a woman would 'undermine the prestige' of their schools. Later, the passage contrasts this fear with Blackwell's success, showing that her inclusion 'did not weaken' the profession.
Analyzing surrounding sentences helps identify synonyms and parallel structures used by the author to describe the schools' fears.
3
Substitute the answer choices into the original sentence to see which maintains the author's intended meaning.
Replacing 'compromise' with 'weaken' ('feared her presence would weaken their academic standing') fits both the grammar of the sentence and the author's argument.
This verifies that the chosen word is a semantically and syntactically correct fit for the context.

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