Desolate
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: deserted and devoid of inhabitants barren and lifeless made unfit for habitation or use dismal or dreary sad, forlorn and hopeless
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To deprive somewhere of inhabitants; to devastate or lay waste somewhere; to abandon or forsake something; to make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
Example sentence: How many desolate creatures on the earth have learnt the simple dues of fellowship and social comfort, in a hospital.
Desert
Part of speech: noun
Definition: That which is considered to be deserved or merited; a just punishment or rewardA barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission
Example sentence: A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.