barren

1 - Deserts are vast, barren, rocky and sandy wastes where there is almost no rainfall and little or no vegetation.

2 - Many people think of deserts as barren regions, but many species of plants and animals have adapted to life there.

3 - If the global desertification process continues at its current rate, the world will lose much of its arable land to barren desert.

4 - One way teenagers can bypass the barren job market is to create their own work.

5 - Humans suffer a variety of negative social effects when living in barren landscapes.