Overly showy; ostentatious.
A highly technical or difficult piece, usually written for effect.
A display of daring.
Dismal or dreary.
Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
Barren and lifeless.
Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
To abandon or forsake something.
To deprive of inhabitants.
To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.