[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["forbearance, especially habitual forbearance as a lifestyle choice, from any indulgence of a particular appetite, such as from sex or from the use of alcoholic beverages:The program promotes sexual abstinence for teens, but also provides information on contraception in case they become sexually active.Synonyms: abstemiousness , teetotalism , sobriety", "any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance.", "the act of abstaining for any length of time from a substance or activity to which one has become addicted, but without actually dealing with the root causes of dependency: sobriety(def3) sobriety(def3).Abstinence addresses the symptoms of addiction, while sobriety has deeper mental and emotional dimensions.", "the act of abstaining from a particular substance or activity as a spiritual discipline, as during Lent or some other period of religious fasting or self-denial:At one time Lenten abstinence from meat was stricter than it is today.", "Economics.the conserving of current income in order to build up capital or savings."]}]