[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["austere austerequality; severity of manner, life, etc.; sternness.Synonyms: strictness , harshness , rigor , asceticism Antonyms: leniency", "Usuallyausterities.ascetic practices:austerities of monastery life.", "harsh economic policies, as increased taxes or decreased funding for social services, usually adopted in response to government debt or deficits (often used attributively):The legislature tried to reduce the budget deficit with austerity measures that raised the retirement age and cut pension benefits.Economic growth slowed under austerity.The legislature tried to reduce the budget deficit with austerity measures that raised the retirement age and cut pension benefits."]}]