Theword“rugged”underlinedinParagraph2means______. A: barren B: rough C: tall D: lush

It had been a huge ________ to give him the assignment. A: bleak B: barren C: blunder D: bald

No matter how______ a hill may be, it is not necessarily worthless. A: vacant B: barren C: empty D: hollow

the fifteenth century has been traditionally described as the barren age in English literature. But it is the spring tide of English.

() The reason why a rich and powerful country met with floods and starvation two thousand years ago is that ______. A: the soil of the country became barren B: its empire fell C: it cut too many trees down D: the conquered land within its empire was poor and barren

() The reason why a rich and powerful country met with floods and<br/>starvation two thousand years ago is that ______. A: the soil of the country became barren B: its empire fell C: it cut too many trees down D: the conquered land within its empire<br/>was poor and barren

Large areas of Alaskan land remain (desolate) due to harsh climate. A: barren B: immature C: inaccessible D: passionate

Large areas of Alaskan land remain desolate due to harsh climate. A: barren B: immature C: accessible D: parched

The promise of 25-cent beers attracted a large number of customers to the usually desolate downtown area. A: barren B: bleak C: depopulated D: desperate

Since the island soil has been barren for so many years, the natives must now______much of their food. A: deliver B: import C: produce D: develop