admire vs scoff

admire

verb
  • To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence. 

  • To regard with wonder and delight. 

  • To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.) 

  • To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem. 

scoff

noun
  • A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. 

  • The act of eating. 

  • An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. 

  • Food. 

verb
  • To eat. 

  • To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision. 

  • To eat food quickly. 

  • To mock; to treat with scorn. 

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