[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to:He professed extreme regret.Synonyms: avow , purport , allege , claim", "to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge:to profess one's .", "to affirm faith in or allegiance to (a religion, God, etc.).", "to declare oneself skilled or expert in; claim to have knowledge of; make (a thing) one's profession business.", "to teach as a professor :She professes comparative literature.", "to receive or admit into a religious order."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to make a profession ,avowal, or declaration.", "to take the vows of a religious order."]}]