taunt vs scoff

taunt and scoff both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
taunt	Yes	No	Yes	No
scoff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scoff is a hyponym of taunt; that is, scoff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than taunt:

Other hyponyms of taunt include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid.

taunt (noun)	scoff (noun)
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing	showing your contempt by derision

taunt (verb)	scoff (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	laugh at with contempt and derision
	treat with contemptuous disregard