dependent drop down list remove/add selections

dependent drop down list remove/add selections

I apologize if this question has already been asked.  I assumed it has but I'm not sure of the exact terminology to frame my question.  So here it goes...

I have a form where I would like a person to choose/rank their top four things from four drop down lists.
Can JQuery be used so that when a selection is made in the first drop down list, that selection is removed from the other three?  And if the selection is changed, it can reappear in the other three drop down lists?

Thanks!

Peter T