inflammatory vs scourge

inflammatory

noun
  • Any material that causes inflammation 

adj
  • Tending to inflame or provoke somebody. 

  • Relating to, causing, or caused by inflammation. 

scourge

noun
  • A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction. 

  • A whip, often of leather and often multi-tailed. 

  • A means to inflict such pain or destruction. 

verb
  • To strike with a scourge; to flog. 

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