"Shopping" does not belong with the other words. "Sweeping," "mopping," "washing," and "dusting" are all verbs describing a specific type of cleaning. "Shopping" is not a cleaning activity; it refers to the activity of looking for or purchasing consumer goods in a store.

"Shopping" does not belong with the other words. "Sweeping," "mopping," "washing," and "dusting" are all verbs describing a specific type of cleaning. "Shopping" is not a cleaning activity; it refers to the activity of looking for or purchasing consumer goods in a store.

If you "analyze" or "examine" something, you are inspecting it in detail, not just on the surface. If you "deduce" something, you are making a conclusion. This also requires inspection at a deeper level. To "differentiate," you must be able to look at multiple items and determine their similarities and differences. (Much like you are doing now!) All of these words indicate a deep examination or inspection of something. The word "commit" can mean to carry out. For example: He "committed" a crime. It can also mean to pledge oneself. For example: He "committed" himself to performing in the play. Neither of these meanings requires examining or inspecting.

These words are all very closely related, even the one differing word. Note, however that the wrong answers all necessarily indicate singing. Chanting is not merely something that happens at a football game. It comes originally from the Latin for “to sing,” and it is found in words like “cantata” as well as “incant,” which itself basically means “to chant.” An “incantation”—so often associated with magic for most people—is originally derived from this kind of chanting by which the supposedly magical words would be sung. “Cantillate” is clearly related to these as well, basically meaning “to chant” or “to intone,” implying that such singing is perhaps done in a religious context. To “recite” something merely means to repeat it, generally from memory. Sometimes, a “recitation” could be sung or chanted, but we would likely have to add a description to make clear that it was being sung, for the word “recite” does not necessarily indicate such chanting.

The correct answer, “certitude,” implies a state of mind that is far more convinced of what is believed in than do the other options. To have a mere opinion is to believe something without necessarily having a truly justifiable or knowledgeable reason for it. A suspicion is merely to think that something is possibly the case without being totally certain of the justification of that opinion. A “hunch” is likewise a kind of suspicion. To act “on a hunch” is to act on an intuition without being sure that the “hunch” is completely justifiable. We can have an “impression” of something without having much evidence. (A “first impression” is the first hunch that someone has about the character of another person—though based often on just that first meeting).

The verb "cry" describes a person shedding tears. Each of the other verbs describe a way to move: climb, crawl, dance and wriggle. "Wriggle" means to squirm or wiggle, much like a snake or worm.

All of these options can pertain to disapproval of something or at least some aspect of something. While the four incorrect answers all have different aspects of critiquing, the general sense is this somewhat general notion of having some negative judgment regarding the thing being disapproved, objected to, criticized and so forth. Note however that “condemn” implies an unqualified, strong critique, thus surpassing the general notion shared by the other options. It thus is the word that least fits among the options provided.

Although all of these words pertain to looking or observing something, notice that the group of related words are all joined by the added notion of being intent or focused. You likely know “stare,” “gaze,” and “inspect.” The word “scrutinize” means “to examine very carefully.” In comparison with all of these focused kinds of observation, “look” is much weaker and hence fits least in the group of words.

These words are all very closely related, even the one differing word. Note, however that the wrong answers all necessarily indicate singing. Chanting is not merely something that happens at a football game. It comes originally from the Latin for “to sing,” and it is found in words like “cantata” as well as “incant,” which itself basically means “to chant.” An “incantation”—so often associated with magic for most people—is originally derived from this kind of chanting by which the supposedly magical words would be sung. “Cantillate” is clearly related to these as well, basically meaning “to chant” or “to intone,” implying that such singing is perhaps done in a religious context. To “recite” something merely means to repeat it, generally from memory. Sometimes, a “recitation” could be sung or chanted, but we would likely have to add a description to make clear that it was being sung, for the word “recite” does not necessarily indicate such chanting.

If you "analyze" or "examine" something, you are inspecting it in detail, not just on the surface. If you "deduce" something, you are making a conclusion. This also requires inspection at a deeper level. To "differentiate," you must be able to look at multiple items and determine their similarities and differences. (Much like you are doing now!) All of these words indicate a deep examination or inspection of something. The word "commit" can mean to carry out. For example: He "committed" a crime. It can also mean to pledge oneself. For example: He "committed" himself to performing in the play. Neither of these meanings requires examining or inspecting.