fail completely or collapse
The new business began to founder after losing its main customer.
Vocabulary like founder appears on the Digital SAT in Words-in-Context questions, where you choose the word that fits a passage's meaning and tone. You can also drill this word with vocabulary flashcards.
presage; indicate by signs
insight into the future; providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
prevent; keep from happening or arising; make impossible
give up; do without or cease to hold or adhere to
expected; at ease in talking to others
candid; characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
lucky; having no cause or apparent cause
encourage growth or development
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