blot vs speckle

blot and speckle both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
blot	Yes	No	Yes	No
speckle	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of blot include splotch, defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish, bespeckle, bespatter, spatter.

blot (noun)	speckle (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a small contrasting part of something
a blemish made by dirt

blot (verb)	speckle (verb)
dry (ink) with blotting paper	mark with small spots
make a spot or mark onto	produce a mottled effect