Survive 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8

Survive 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with authentic contexts and examples, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech for IELTS, GRE, & TOEFL candidates

/səˈvaɪv/ (verb)

to manage to stay alive, continue to exist or live, sustain oneself, remain alive – endure, persist, outlast, persevere, carry on, outlive

According to some estimates, about three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth disappeared during the end-of-the-Cretaceous dino-killing impact. But marine ecosystems lost only about half of their species, and freshwater environments lost a mere 10% to 22%, says William Lewis, an aquatic ecologist at the University of Colorado, Boulder. For instance, only about 10% of the major groups of bony fish died out, but species from all six groups of turtles alive at the time—and from most if not all groups of amphibians—survived the impact.

Source: https://www.sciencemag.org/

Antonyms: perish, die

Noun: survival

Noun: survivor

Adjective: survivable

Adjective: survival

Adjective: surviving