[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to withstand, strive against, or oppose:to resist infection; to resist temptation.Synonyms: rebuff , counteract , confront", "to withstand the action or effect of:to resist spoilage.", "to refrain or abstain from, especially with difficulty or reluctance:They couldn't resist the chocolates."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to make a stand or make efforts in opposition; act in opposition; offer resistance ."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.", "Textiles.a chemically inert substance used in resist printing resist printing."]}]