[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["connected with something else so as to exist or occur along with it; accompanying or corresponding (often used in combination):“Total Cost” includes books, software, shipping, and all associated costs of the program.Age-associated memory impairment refers to the general degradation of memory that results from aging.", "joined with another person or group as a companion, partner, or ally; affiliated :The State Bank of India, along with 4,665 branches of associated banks, held a 25% share in the Indian banking sector.", "connected or related in thought, feeling, memory, etc.:Any two things, including ideas, become mentally associated if they are repeatedly experienced close together in time."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb", "List Items": ["the simple past tense and past participle of associate(def) associate(def)."]}]