[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to estimate officially the value of (property, income, etc.) as a basis for taxation.", "to fix or determine the amount of (damages, a tax, a fine, etc.):The hurricane damage was assessed at six million dollars.Synonyms: adjust , appraise", "to impose a tax or other charge on.", "to estimate or judge the value, character, etc., of; evaluate:to assess one's efforts.Synonyms: appraise"]}]