reflective vs restive

reflective

adj
  • Involving reflection. 

  • Reciprocal. 

  • That reveals or shows; revealing; indicative of. 

  • That reflects, or redirects back to the source. 

  • Pondering, especially thinking back on the past. 

restive

adj
  • Impatient under delay, duress, or control. 

  • Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction. 

  • Resistant to control; stubborn. 

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