denuded

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

"My sister bought new clothes for her school dance. "

"The constant rain caused erosion of the soil on the family's garden plot. "

"The newspaper exposed the company's illegal dumping of waste. "

"She was as naked as the day she was born."

"The small town nestled snugly on the hillside. "

"When I wake up, I make a point to divest myself of all my prejudices, ready to start the day."

"There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest."

"He injured himself."

"He covered the baby with a blanket."

"The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg."

"The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide."