I . a.
Uninhabited, desolate, forsaken, wild, waste, barren, untilled.
II . n.
Wilderness, waste, solitude, ~ed region.
III . n.
Deserving, due, merit or demerit.
IV . v. a.
1.
Forsake, leave, quit, abandon, renounce, leave in the lurch, turn one's back upon.
2.
Leave unlawfully, run away from.
V . v. n.
Abandon one's post, run away from military service.