reflect vs speculate

reflect and speculate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflect	No	No	Yes	No
speculate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reflect and speculate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of reflect include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, think over.

reflect (verb)	speculate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	reflect deeply on a subject
give evidence of the quality of	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
give evidence of a certain behavior	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
to throw or bend back (from a surface)	invest at a risk
manifest or bring back
show an image of
be bright by reflecting or casting light