Desolate
Desolate adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Usage example: wild, desolate plains on which only the hardiest could survive
Lush
Lush adjective - Covered with a thick healthy natural growth.
Both words in one sentence
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The planet Fargett in Star Ocean: First Departure is a desolate wasteland, in contrast to the lush, Earth-like environment of Roak, the home planet of the game's main character, Roddick Farrence.
Source: Mordor - The latter was likely on purpose, to show what a desolate place Earth had become, but compared to the beautiful, lush environments of earlier levels, the whole final chapter seemed like the design crew just stopped trying.
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Mordor: The swampy, gnarly and desolate village of the evil gnomes in "Sunshine Makers", at least until the good gnomes bombard it with Sunshine milk, turning it into a colorful, lively land lush with life again.
Source: Creator / Van Beuren Studios
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