Create synonym.ms

00_Alternate_Languages/85_Synonym/MiniScript/synonym.ms

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+words = [["first", "start", "beginning", "onset", "initial"],
+["similar", "alike", "same", "like", "resembling"],
+["model", "pattern", "prototype", "standard", "criterion"],
+["small", "insignificant", "little", "tiny", "minute"],
+["stop", "halt", "stay", "arrest", "check", "standstill"],
+["house", "dwelling", "residence", "domicile", "lodging", "habitation"],
+["pit", "hole", "hollow", "well", "gulf", "chasm", "abyss"],
+["push", "shove", "thrust", "prod","poke","butt", "press"],
+["red", "rouge", "scarlet", "crimson", "flame", "ruby"],
+["pain", "suffering", "hurt", "misery", "distress", "ache", "discomfort"]]
+
+words.shuffle
+
+responses = ["Right","Correct","Fine","Good!","Check"]
+
+print " " * 33 + "SYNONYM"
+print " " * 5 + "CREATIVE COMPUTING  MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY"
+print; print; print
+print "A synonym of a word means another word in the English"
+print "language which has the same or very nearly the same meaning."
+print "I choose a word -- you type a synonym."
+print "If you can't think a synonym, type the word 'HELP'"
+print "and I will tell you a synonym."
+print
+
+for synonyms in words
+	word = synonyms[0]
+	synonyms = synonyms[1:]
+	responses.shuffle
+	
+	print
+	while 1
+		guess = input("    What is a synonym of " + word + "? ").lower
+		if guess == "help" then
+			synonyms.shuffle
+			print "**** A synonym of " + word + " is " + synonyms[0] + "."
+			print
+		else if guess == word or synonyms.indexOf(guess) == null then
+			print "    Try again."
+		else
+			print responses[0]
+			break
+		end if
+	end while
+end for
+print
+print "Synonym drill completed."