[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver:He asserted his innocence of the crime.Synonyms: maintain , avow , asseverate Antonyms: deny", "to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.).Synonyms: support , uphold", "to state as having existence; affirm; postulate:to assert a first cause as necessary."]}]