Articulate (adjective) Able to express oneself clearly and effectively.
Example: The articulate speaker explained the complex policy in simple terms.
Mnemonic: Contains 'article' — an articulate person joins their words together clearly, like connected joints.
Verbose (adjective) Using more words than needed; wordy.
Example: The report was so verbose that the main point got lost.
Mnemonic: Contains 'verb' (Latin 'verbum' = word) — verbose means full of (too many) words.