accost vs defy

accost

verb
  • To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 

  • To solicit sexually. 

  • To assault. 

  • To speak to first; to address; to greet. 

noun
  • An attack. 

  • Address; greeting. 

defy

verb
  • To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). 

  • To refuse to obey. 

  • To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations. 

How often have the words accost and defy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )