stark vs desolate

stark and desolate both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stark	No	Yes	No	Yes
desolate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As adjectives, stark and desolate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stark include bare, barren, bleak.

stark (adjective)	desolate (adjective)
complete or extreme	crushed by grief
providing no shelter or sustenance	providing no shelter or sustenance
severely simple
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

stark (verb)	desolate (verb)
	reduce in population
	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

stark (adverb)	desolate (adverb)
to the fullest degree