kowtow vs rebel

kowtow

verb
  • To bow to or show obeisance to. 

  • To bow very deeply. 

  • To grovel, act in a very submissive manner. 

  • To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground. 

noun
  • The act of kowtowing. 

rebel

verb
  • To resist or become defiant toward an authority. 

noun
  • Synonym of Confederate: a citizen of the Confederate States of America, especially a Confederate soldier. 

  • A person who resists an established authority, often violently. 

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