Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “Abstinence”?

Abstinence means voluntary restraint from eating, drinking or other indulgence.

• Correct answer - restrained eating or drinking: it has the same meaning as Abstinence.
• vulgar display: a coarse, showy exhibition - wrong, it does not mean the same as Abstinence.
• department: a division of an organisation - wrong, it does not mean the same as Abstinence.
• reluctance: unwillingness - wrong, it does not mean the same as Abstinence.