Glad
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: pleased, happy, satisfied
Example sentence: We younger Negro artists who create now intend to express our individual dark-skinned selves without fear or shame. If white people are pleased, we are glad. If they are not, it doesn't matter. We know we are beautiful. And ugly too.
Gladiolus
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The center part of the sternum.Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.