What is another word for "desert"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "desert": abandon, abandonment, abdicant, abdicate, abdication, abjuration, abjure, abrogate, abrogation, acarpous, accept, accord, addle, alkali, all, alluvial, amity, and, apple, argument, arid, artificial, avast, back, barren, basin, beet, behavior, bid, bloodless, blown, bonbon, break, bush, butter, cake, call, calm, calumet, campagna.