Vocab midterm autopsy

I did apsolutely awful on my midterm. I thought I was going to do a lot better because I studied so hard and I thought I knew most if the words pretty well. I recognized the words and definitions but I couldn't remember for the life of me what word went with which definition and it frustrated me so much that I basically gave up on it. I think next time I can start studying more in advance so I don't feel so rushed. It wasn't so much that I felt overwhelmed with the words because I knew most of them from the previous week but the thought of a midterm scares me and I panic. I just need to work on my test taking skills.