Desolate - deserted, devasted landscape
War prisoners were sent to camps in desolated areas of country.
This desolated land was once a beutiful place but then wildfire burnt it all to the ground.
Penniless - very poor, enterily without money
There was a small child there, whose father had been the organist of the village, and who had died penniless.
Many famous people were growing up in penniless families.
Abrogated - to abolish, to put an end to, annul
Slavery was abrogated in the 19th century in America.
You cannot abrogate anyone's right to free speech!
Stalemate - any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made, deadlock
A stalemate was reached when neither of the chess players could make a move.
A frightened cat found itself in stalemate when it climbed on the tree.
Ravine - a narrow valley commonly eroded by running water.
The remains of her body were found in a ravine almost a year later.
Amongst the beautiful scenery we drove through was a deep ravine surrounded by a forest.
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