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Read the sentence from paragraph 7.

"Some of the code words reflected the Navajo worldview."
What is the meaning of the word reflected as it is used in the text?

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The way it is used in the text I would say that it showed or gave an insight into the Navajo world view. The code words gave an insight to the Navajo world view. That is what reflected means in this text
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Explanation: re·flect

/rəˈflekt/

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verb

past tense: reflected; past participle: reflected

1.

(of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.

"when the sun's rays hit the Earth a lot of the heat is reflected back into space"

think deeply or carefully about.

"he reflected with sadness on the unhappiness of his marriage"

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