1. to see or understand the difference; to make a distinction

2. one who takes the place another has left

3. different from all others; unusual

4. to shepherd; to care for

5. to be abundant or spread throughout

6. to lay the basis of or establish

7. close resemblance or similarity

a. pastor

b. successor

c. unique

d. pervade

e. discern

f. found

g. parallelism

1. To see or understand the difference; to make a distinction - e. discern

2. One who takes the place another has left - b. successor

3. Different from all others; unusual - c. unique

4. To shepherd; to care for - a. pastor

5. To be abundant or spread throughout - d. pervade

6. To lay the basis of or establish - f. found

7. Close resemblance or similarity - g. parallelism

Explanation:

1. To discern is to make a distinction, to make a difference of something. It is the ability to make a differing opinion on an idea or a thing.

2. A successor is someone who succeeds or takes the place of the one before him. This allows the flow of power or authority to be maintained and kept in line.

3. Unique is the quality of something making it different from the others, making it an entity of its own. It is unusual, out of the ordinary and not the same as the others.

4. A pastor is the career of a congregation in a church, the 'shepherd' to look after the believers.

5. To pervade is to be spread everywhere, found throughout. This shows or indicate the availability or abundant nature of a thing.

6. To lay the basis of something, to establish is also another word for "to be found". It shows the presence of anything in a place or region.

7. Parallelism is the quality that shows the similarity of one thing with another.