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SEA Games begin with corruption claims

Vocabulary

On the surface

If you take a quick look

graft

the dishonest use of political power and influence in order to get money

marred

spoiled

awarding contracts

deciding which companies will be given a particular job

consistently denied the allegations

always stated that the things said about him were not true

has cast an ugly shadow on the event

has made the Games be seen in a negative way

impacted

had a negative influence on

of this scale

of this size

the archipelago

The group of small islands that make up a particular area

tainted by

made dirty by