Midterm exam relfection

In order to do better for the midterm simple as that, study more. I found myself during the exam remembering the definitions more than the words. I used the words as a trigger for the definition. But in the end, I could remember what the word started with but couldn't spell it close, for ex lugubrious I was like lu- and lost from there knowing it meant gloomy but couldn't spit out the words. From now on I should learn the words both ways, looking at definition and looking at the word.