The Problem of Scarce Resources

finitude (N)

the state of having a limit or end:

The _____ of human life is a blessing for every individual.

autonomous (ADJ)

an _____ organization, country, or region is independent and has the freedom to govern itself:

________ region

declaration (N)

an announcement, often one that is written and official:

make a ______ Members of Congress have to make a _____ of their business interests.

_______ of intent The company made a _________ of intent to follow an equal opportunities policy.

indispensable (ADJ)

Something or someone that is ________ is so good or important that you could not manage without it, him, or her:

_______to His long experience at the United Nations makes him __________ to the talks.

analogous (ADJ)

having similar features to another thing and therefore able to be compared with it:

________ to The experience of a mystic trance is in a sense analogous to sleep or drunkenness.

extrapolation (N)

the process of using information that is already known to guess or think about what might happen:

The assumption involves considerable ________.