Exist
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to be; have existence; have being or reality
Example sentence: Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.
Survive
Part of speech: verb
Definition: Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.To live longer than.To live past a life-threatening event.
Example sentence: Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.