Well, this is what you can use:
.row1 {a lot of attributes}
.row2 { color:red }
<p class="row1 row2">
Use exactly the same syntax as I wrote. Properties of row2 will override the ones form row1 (if they exist in both) or will be added to the new compound definition.
This works Opera, IE, Mozilla/N6 but doesn't work in NN4.x and this is the reason why I don't use it (cross-browser is critical).