Barren Means too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
He can't tell the brothers apart and doesn't want to hit the wrong one
I think my family sees me as someone who doesn’t do anything and makes up excuses. My friends see me as a leader.
The statement about the events at the end of the Second World War that is true is A) The United States demanded huge reparation payments from Germany and Japan.
You can ignore the word. But to further your vocabulary,and your knowledge of literature you should probably look up the definition. Even if the word is not critical or necessary to the text.