HBR - Crisis

Question 1

successor (n) /səkˈsesər/

Answer 1

a person or thing that succeeds another.
"Schoenberg saw himself as a natural successor to the German romantic school"
heir 
heir apparent 
inheritor /inˈheridər/
next-in-line 
descendant  /dəˈsendənt/

Question 2

wrenching (v) /ren(t)SH/

Answer 2

/ren(t)SH/

Question 3

upheaval

Answer 3

political upheaval
a violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
“major upheavals in the financial markets”
disruption
upset
trouble

Question 4

bankruptcy (n)

/ˈbaNGkˌrəp(t)sē/

Answer 4

bankruptcy affecting

the state of being bankrupt.

Question 5

widespread (adj) /ˈwīdˌspred/

Answer 5

found or distributed over a large area or number of people.

“there was widespread support for the war”

Question 6

jeopardy (n)

/ˈjepərdē/

Answer 6

danger of loss, harm, or failure.
“Michael’s job was not in jeopardy”

danger, at risk, endangerment

Question 7

Confront (v)

/kənˈfrənt/

Answer 7

meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent.
“300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters”

challenge
square up to

Question 8

foreshadow (v) /fôrˈSHadō/

Answer 8

be a warning or indication of (a future event).
“it foreshadowed my preoccupation with jazz”
Similar:
augur /ˈôɡər/
presage /ˈpresij,prəˈsāj/
portend /pôrˈtend/
prognosticate /präɡˈnästəˌkāt/

Question 9

glitch

Answer 9

A technology glitch

Question 10

spoiled

Answer 10

spoiled meat

Question 11

plummets

Answer 11

the chain’s stock value plummets