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uder,—;;—;202 INTEKJECTIONS. § 92INSEPARABLE PREPOSITIONS.239.—2. The following syllables, a/yi, di, or dis,re, se, con, are called Inseparable Prepositions,because they are never found, except in compoundwords. Their general signification is as follows :Am, about, around; as Ambio, to surround."Di, or (lis, asunderDivello, to pull asunder."Re, back, againRelego, to read again."Se, apart, or aside;Sepono, to lag aside."Con, togetherConeresco, to grow together.Obs. 1. Some of these syllables, in combining with the simple word, sometimesvary their form (215-5), and, also, further modify its signification ; as,1st. Am adds to the verb the general idea of round, round about.2d. Dis, or di, sometimes reverses the meaning of the simple word ; as,facilis, " easy ;" difficilis, " difficult ;" fido, " I trust," dijjido, " I distrust."Sometimes it increases it ; as, cupio, " I desire ;" discupio," I desire much."3d. Re sometimes reverses the meaning of the simple word ; as, claudo," I shut;" recludo, " I open."4th. Se has little variation of meaning. With adjectives, it denotes privation; as, securus, " free from care."5th. Con (for cum) conveys the idea of joint or combined action, and sometimes strengthens the meaning of the word with which it is compounded.Obs. 2. The syllables ne and ve are also prefixed to words, and have anegative signification ; as, fas, " justice ;" nefas, " injustice," " impiety ;"scio, " I know ;" nescio, " I know not ;" —sanus, " healthy ;" vesanus, " sickly."§ 92. INTERJECTIONS.240. An Interjection is a word used in exclamations,to express an emotion of the mindas, Oh ! liei ! lien / " Ah !" " alas !".Nouns aud adjectives, in the neuter gender, are sometimes used asinterjections; as, pax ! "be still!" malum! "with a mischief!" infandum !"O shame !" miserum I " wretched !" nefas ! " O the villany I"Note.—The same interjection is often used to express different emotions,according to its connection; thus, vah, is used to express grief, joy,or anger.