flattery vs taunt

flattery

noun
  • An instance of excessive praise. 

  • Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. 

taunt

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

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