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When preparing for a test that will require rote memorization or repetition, like definitions or explanations, do two things:
1) Create a "blank" test based on the topics that you believe will be on the test, and try to answer the questions cold, like you were staring at them on a real test. Look at your answers only when you can't remember. I recommend using a computer for this, as you can use your "blank" as many times as it takes. It's a great way to determine if you're ACTUALLY ready for the blank test that you'll eventually get, or just "feel" like you're ready.
2) Say the answers out loud. Things spoken have to be implicitly memorized, as the brain must 'cache' what you're going to say. You'll be amazed at the difference between things you think you memorized and things you memorized and verbalized.
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"I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel
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