pastel vs strong

pastel

noun
  • A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone. 

  • Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender 

  • A drawing made with any of those colors. 

  • A type of dried paste used to make crayons. 

  • A crayon made from such a paste. 

  • Woad. 

strong

adv
  • In a strong manner. 

adj
  • Highly stimulating to the senses. 

  • Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor. 

  • Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient. 

  • Having a specified number of people or units. 

  • Severe; very bad or intense. 

  • Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.) 

  • Capable of producing great physical force. 

  • Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels. 

  • Determined; unyielding. 

  • Having a high alcoholic content. 

  • Not easily subdued or taken. 

  • Having wealth or resources. 

  • Impressive, good. 

  • That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution. 

  • Convincing. 

  • Having a lot of power. 

  • Capable of withstanding great physical force. 

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