Critical vocabulary: choose the noun that signals outright denial of inherited noble values Context: A communalist is said to oppose everything noble in our cultural inheritance. Complete the sentence: "The communalist represents the ______ of everything noble that we have inherited from our culture and history." Choose the correct option.

Given data

• The subject “represents” the opposite of noble values.

Concept/Approach
Negation = denial or contradiction; it directly expresses opposition. Affirmation = support; quintessence = purest example; apotheosis = elevation to divine status — all contradict the intended meaning.

Option analysis
negation — correct semantic opposite. ✅affirmation — wrong polarity.quintessence / apotheosis — denote the highest embodiment, not opposition.

Final Answer
negation