Here's a word you should know (if you're not familiar with it already): contingent. The more commonly used definition is "dependent on", as in "my grade is cont

Here's a word you should know (if you're not familiar with it already): contingent. The more commonly used definition is "dependent on", as in "my grade is contingent on good study habits", but it can also mean "subject to chance", as in "the number of deaths in the Romanian Revolution was contingent."